In this episode of the podcast I talk to Vivian Viester about birth and birthdays and how we can support parents to bring more compassion and connection and joy to birthdays for us and our children. Vivian is an Aware Parenting Instructor living in Switzerland and she has a 12 year old son. She supports parents with 1 to 1 consultations, online programs and listening circles.

In this episode we talk about the impact of birth on us all and how we often develop themes from our perinatal experiences that continue to affect us into adulthood. We discuss how birthdays were for us as children and how painful feelings and unmet needs for us from those younger years still come up for our attention in adulthood too and how reflecting on these experiences can help us to heal and connect deeply with how we want birthday’s to be, for ourselves and our children. We talk about how important it is for parents to get to de-brief about the birth of their children and to share these stories many times, and with their children too. We discuss how birthdays are often a time of big emotions that come up for everyone in the family and how this awareness can help us to support healing for us all so that birthdays can be more enjoyable.

Vivian shares about her offering to support parents to reflect on their birth experiences and tune into what they want now for their birthdays. She also shares about her second offering for parents and children to explore their birth and what we want for their day and for the next year of their life. I share some reflections for parents to support more healing, more connection and more joy for birthdays. To find out more about Vivian’s Birthday Offerings, please visit her Facebook and Instagram, Vivian Viester Aware Parenting.